Sc. [UP- 6 b.]
1. That makes up for a defect or lack.
1682. R. Hamilton, in M. Shields, Faithful Contendings (1780), 40. I have found my Lord, unchangeable, in every estate the same, ay the same up making, and more than up making portion.
1726. Wodrow, Corr. (1843), III. 269. May he, by his Spirit, be assisting, comforting, and upmaking to you!
1729. E. Erskine, Serm. (1791), 336/1. Rest in him, and upon him, as our upmaking and everlasting all.
[1852. Chr. Treasury, 405/2. God … is an upmaking portion;… he can supply the place of all things.]
2. Seeking acquaintance or intimacy.
1863. Mrs. Carlyle, Lett. (1882), III. 166. They were very … ‘up-making’ to me, and pressed me to visit them.
